Which has higher rule of law index, Gabon or India?

Gabon, at 0.416 against 0.397 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs India: Rule of Law Index

Gabon

0.416

in 2025

India

0.397

in 2025

Gabon rank

100th

India rank

102nd

Rule of Law Index over time

Gabon
India

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.416 against 0.397 in India, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was India ahead.

Gabon ranks 100th and India ranks 102nd of 173 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	India	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.296	0.815	0.519	India
1920s	0.296	0.815	0.519	India
1930s	0.296	0.832	0.536	India
1940s	0.3058	0.8295	0.5237	India
1950s	0.2444	0.789	0.5446	India
1960s	0.255	0.7564	0.5014	India
1970s	0.216	0.6118	0.3958	India
1980s	0.216	0.6357	0.4197	India
1990s	0.3127	0.5896	0.2769	India
2000s	0.307	0.589	0.282	India
2010s	0.3427	0.5611	0.2184	India
2020s	0.3693	0.4242	0.0548	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Gabon or India?: Gabon, at 0.416 against 0.397 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Gabon and India?: 0.019, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and India rank globally for rule of law index?: Gabon ranks 100th and India ranks 102nd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.